‘Shang-Chi’ holds powerful box-office lead
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” led the North American box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, surpassing “Black Widow” as the highest domestic earner of the pandemic.
The Walt Disney Co. film took in $13.3 million (U.S.) in sales at U.S. and Canadian theatres, researcher Comscore Inc. estimated on Sunday. That fell slightly short of Boxoffice Pro’s forecast of $13.8 million. The movie generated an overall $196.5 million in domestic ticket sales.
“Dear Evan Hansen,” a Universal Pictures movie based on the Tony-winning stage play, took second place and brought in about $7.5 million in its opening weekend, Comscore said.
“Shang-Chi” has had a strong run. It had one of the more moderate openings for a Marvel movie, but ticket sales benefited from good reviews and the fact it was available only in theatres, rather than also on streaming services. Still, it hasn’t been released in the largest movie market in the world, China, with the country working through its own backlog of films it wants to show to domestic audiences.